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Amsterdam taking steps to move train station Some great thoughts here

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Amsterdam taking steps to move train station

Amsterdam taking steps to move train station

Daily Gazette

In a city where the phrase “urban renewal” is still used as a dirty word, a proposed $34 million downtown multimodal station is stirring both memories of the past and hopes for the future.

The Amsterdam Common Council has supported a series of steps toward the revitalization project that began under former Mayor Ann Thane and continues under Mayor Michael Villa.

The city hired…

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GE Aviation: A Century of Innovation A World Leader in aviation

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GE Aviation: A Century of Innovation

GE Aviation: A Century of Innovation

Airline Geeks

GE Aviation is currently one of the top aircraft engine suppliers in the world. This subsidiary of General Electric offers engines for the majority of commercial aircraft and continues to lead innovation within the industry. GE Aviation has a long and rich history that begins over 100 years ago.

The Early 1900s

With the advent of Edison’s light bulb came the demand for electricity.…

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Transit head unveils plan to expedite signal upgrades on subway lines

Transit head unveils plan to expedite signal upgrades on subway lines

Know you have heard it from me,but the signal sytem is IMPORTANT

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Transit head unveils plan to expedite signal upgrades on subway lines

Transit head unveils plan to expedite signal upgrades on subway lines

Queens Times Ledger

  New York City Transit President Andy Byford unveiled what some agency board members regard as a bold plan to bring the most critical parts of the subway system into the 21st century in just five to 10 years as opposed to the previously projected 40 years.

The plan will close stations overnight and temporarily inconvenience millions of riders for the sake of completing a full…

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How Screwed Will Your Subway Line Be by the L Train Shutdown? E/F/M/R Edition This is a Difficult situation as the MTA works on recovery

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How Screwed Will Your Subway Line Be by the L Train Shutdown? E/F/M/R Edition

How Screwed Will Your Subway Line Be by the L Train Shutdown? E/F/M/R Edition

Village Voice

Dumping a whole lot more G train riders into the transfer to the E and M lines is likely to leave little room for existing Queens Boulevard line riders.

During the upcoming L train shutdown set to begin in early 2019, the MTA expects 70 to 80 percent of displaced L riders to take other subway lines. This will affect not only those displaced riders, but all the commuters who…

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New York City’s subway disaster now has its own 8-bit video game

New York City’s subway disaster now has its own 8-bit video game

The Verge

‘We’re just three idiots who make topical video games’

Straphangers who want to experience the rolling nightmare that is New York City’s subway system from the comfort of their own home are in luck. A new video game called “MTA Country,” which debuted this week, takes players on a treacherous ride through graffiti-lined tunnels filled with electrical fires, broken tracks, and stalled…

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NYCT plan to improve subways, buses, accessibility, corporate culture

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NYCT plan to improve subways, buses, accessibility, corporate culture

NYCT plan to improve subways, buses, accessibility, corporate culture

Metro

MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford revealed a comprehensive plan to completely modernize every major aspect of the organization and its services, from subways to buses to accessibility to corporate culture.

The plan, called “Fast Forward: The Plan to Modernize New York City Transit,” focuses on four major priorities: transforming the subway, reimagining the city’s public bus…

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The MTA revealed its $37 billion plan to save NYC’s crumbling subway system —but there’s one big problem Yes we need changes badly

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The MTA revealed its $37 billion plan to save NYC's crumbling subway system —but there's one big problem

The MTA revealed its $37 billion plan to save NYC’s crumbling subway system —but there’s one big problem

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New York City’s subway system has become overcrowded and unreliable.Mario Tama/Getty

New York City Transit Authority president Andy Byford unveiled a plan to repair and modernize the New York City subway system on Wednesday.

The plan, called “Fast Forward,” would replace an antiquated signal system, redesign the way passengers pay fares, increase the number of subway cars, and…

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General Electric's power unit fights for growth as wind, solar gain

General Electric’s power unit fights for growth as wind, solar gain

Yes, traditional power is changing FAST.

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General Electric's power unit fights for growth as wind, solar gain

General Electric’s power unit fights for growth as wind, solar gain

Reuters

Vistra Energy Corp and Dominion Energy Inc — which serve about 5.5 million electricity customers in more than a dozen US states — both say they are done building combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plants.

Instead, they are building large solar plants, which offer plentiful and inexpensive electricity.

This bearish view of fossil-fuel energy, reflective of a growing acceptance by…

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Brightline trains begin service to and from Miami

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Brightline trains begin service to and from Miami

Brightline trains begin service to and from Miami

Toledo Blade

Southeast Florida’s unique Brightline passenger-train service began operations to and from Miami last weekend with sold-out trains, but a timetable for starting work on a new phase between West Palm Beach and Orlando has yet to be announced.

“We had more than 8,000 guests in our station and on-board our trains,” Ali Soule, a spokesman for the privately owned and operated passenger…

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